News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Washington, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh of cyberstalking, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Francisco Chanes, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced today to 188 months of incarceration for his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Dozens of migrants discovered in an El Paso stash house


Pukwana Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Pukwana, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


Louisiana Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor

News Release: EL PASO - A Louisiana man was sentenced today to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 12.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Robert Morgan, 65, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was sentenced to time served and fined $2,000 by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. As part of his plea agreement, Robert Morgan agreed to pay $16.27 million dollars, which the Government alleged was the proceeds of other financial fraud, to settle the civil forfeiture case brought against him.


California Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. -- A Lemon Grove, California man pled guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


News Release: TERRE HAUTE - Adam Moore, 39, of Terre Haute, Indiana, was sentenced to twelve years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Justice Department announced today that former Minneapolis Police Officer Tou Thao, 36, was sentenced to serve 42 months in prison, and former Minneapolis Police Officer J. Alexander Kueng, 28, was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison, for depriving George Floyd Jr. of his constitutional rights.


News Release: High on methamphetamine and armed with 14 firearms, he made statements about “revolution" beginning on Olympic Peninsula.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz.- On Tuesday, Ruben Oswaldo Yeverino Rosales, 27, of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to 413 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. Rosales previously pleaded guilty to four counts of Production of Child Pornography and two counts of Cyberstalking.


Designation of Former Paraguayan President Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara for Involvement in Significant Corruption

Release: The United States is designating former Paraguayan President Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara for his involvement in significant corruption. Former President Cartes obstructed a major international investigation into transnational crime in order to protect himself and his criminal associate from potential...


“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” published by Congressional Record  on June 8

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” was published on pages E600-E601 of the Congressional Record on June 8.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.


Bi-National Operation Yields Rifle, Ammunition, Makeshift Ladders


Cudahy Man Sentenced for Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: Richard G. Frohling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 18, 2022, Gerald E. Belmore, Jr. (age: 55) of Cudahy, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison by Senior District Judge William C. Griesbach.


Two women admit armed robbery of Billings Heights casino; discarding loaded firearms on elementary school property

News Release: BILLINGS - Two women accused of stealing liquor at gunpoint from a Billings Heights casino, firing a warning shot while fleeing and ultimately discarding two loaded firearms on elementary school property admitted robbery and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Indian national today admitted his role in an international conspiracy that preyed on elderly victims in New Jersey and throughout the United States, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Armed Career Criminal in Akron Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

News Release: Ralph L. Millender, 47, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Christopher A. Boyko after Millender pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


Jacksonville Convicted Felon Indicted For Possessing Firearms And Ammunition

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Stephan Leon Marshall (34, Jacksonville) with possessing two firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. The indictment...